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Dutch police arrest believed provider of little boats to human traffickers

Dutch police have actually apprehended a suspected major supplier of little boats to human traffickers in Belgium and northern France, used to smuggle people throughout the Channel to the United Kingdom, the European justice body Eurojust stated in a declaration on Thursday.

A 44-year-old Turkish nationwide was jailed on Wednesday after getting to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Eurojust said, including that the suspect is due to be extradited to Belgium to face charges of being involved in human trafficking as part of a. criminal organisation.

The arrest was made in cooperation with the Belgian and. British cops and European Justice and authorities organisations. Eurojust and Europol. According to Eurojust, the suspect. supplied small boats and engines to human smugglers in Belgium. and northern France.

The Channel is among the world's busiest shipping lanes and. currents are strong, making the crossing on small boats. dangerous. This year alone more than 50 people have died. attempting to cross. More than 1,300 people have arrived in. Britain on small boats over the previous 7 days, according to. UK federal government figures.

(source: Reuters)